{"id":93100,"date":"2020-11-16T13:01:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T19:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=93100"},"modified":"2020-11-18T13:03:22","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T19:03:22","slug":"chicago-area-erupts-into-cheers-after-news-breaks-for-biden-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-area-erupts-into-cheers-after-news-breaks-for-biden-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago area erupts into cheers after news breaks for Biden\/Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Caroline Catherman, Natalie Eilbert, Carlyn Kranking, Emily Little, Grace Rodgers, and Marisa Sloan <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following days of uncertainty, former Vice President Joseph Biden was named the projected winner of the presidency on Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<p>In the hours following the announcement of Biden\u2019s win, Chicagoans swarmed the streets in celebration. From the Loop to Evanston, honks, cheers and clever signage turned business as usual into a party.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/uploads.knightlab.com\/storymapjs\/d69327700b088867c8f640c44b97c4f9\/chicago-area-election\/index.html\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"800\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Caroline Catherman, Natalie Eilbert, Carlyn Kranking, Emily Little, Grace Rodgers, and Marisa Sloan are health, environment, and science reporters at Medill. You can follow them on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CECatherman\">@CECatherman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natalie_eilbert\">@Natalie_Eilbert<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlyn_kranking\">@Carlyn_Kranking<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmilyM_Little\">@EmilyM_Little<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gracelizrodgers\">@GraceLizRodgers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sloan_marisa\">@Sloan_Marisa<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Caroline Catherman, Natalie Eilbert, Carlyn Kranking, Emily Little, Grace Rodgers, and Marisa Sloan Medill Reports Following days of uncertainty, former Vice President Joseph Biden was named the projected winner of the presidency on Nov. 7. In the hours following the announcement of Biden\u2019s win, Chicagoans swarmed the streets in celebration. 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